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Think Before You Ink – The Shit Tats We’d Rather Forget

The art of tattooing has been present in all cultures for centuries and tattoos have their place in ancient civilisations, from the Greeks to the Romans, marking identities for good and bad purposes. Following the proliferation of tattoos within modern society in recent years, more and more of us are getting inked as a way to personify our identities, represent of interests and passions, or … Continue reading Think Before You Ink – The Shit Tats We’d Rather Forget

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Drink Before You Ink: Tattoos Under the Influence

The art of tattooing has been present in all cultures for centuries and tattoos have their place in ancient civilisations, from the Greeks to the Romans, marking identities for good and bad purposes. Following the proliferation of tattoos within modern society in recent years, more and more of us are getting inked as a way to personify our identities, represent of interests and passions, or … Continue reading Drink Before You Ink: Tattoos Under the Influence

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STIs

Sex and one night stands are a hot topic of conversation for us uni folk, and a majority of people will have sex at university whether itÔÇÖs their first time or their twentieth time. No one judges you, itÔÇÖs university after all, making it totally acceptable and sort of mandatory. Following the sexual initiation of fresherÔÇÖs fortnight, one night stands become an addictive ritual for … Continue reading STIs

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The Horn Identity

Emily Jones escapes down the rabbit hole and into London’s underground unicorn scene. Do you reckon he dresses as a unicorn all of the time, or is it a special occasion thing?ÔÇÖ I asked Olivia, Head of Design for Quench and fellow unicorn enthusiast, as we sat in Victoria station Starbucks downing sugar saturated hot chocolates. Having stumbled across the bizarre VICE documentary that chronicled … Continue reading The Horn Identity

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Why Treetop is Tip Top: Quench does Adventure Golf

Treetop Adventure Golf is a rainforest themed mini golf course with a total of 36 holes, situated on top of St. DavidÔÇÖs shopping centre. The course itself is easy to find with numerous monkey-clad signs leading potential putters up to the third floor car park, where the ambient jungle sounds can be heard from beyond the entrance. Upon entry, the staff were warm and friendly, … Continue reading Why Treetop is Tip Top: Quench does Adventure Golf

Emily Giblett
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Food For Thought

Molly Wyatt discusses the misunderstood and stigma-ridden world of eating disorders from a personal perspective.┬á A seed planted behind the normalcy of everyday life and everyday thoughts, anorexia begins to grow, at first only developing into the areas where it goes blissfully unnoticed. Continually expanding, the illness has already taken a firm grip, yet remains hidden to the world. It takes residency inside your head, … Continue reading Food For Thought

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When I Grow Up

Our childhood career dreams usually consist of the totally achievable professional occupations of cowboy/ghost hunter/ *insert crazy job here title here*. But now we live in the real world, and as we embark through our degrees, our childhood plans often catch up with us. WeÔÇÖve realised that being an adult is actually kind of hard. ┬áThis month, Quench Features looks back with nostalgia at our … Continue reading When I Grow Up

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The F-word

In an unapologetic account, Sanya Budhiraja and Elis Williams discuss the realms of gender eqaulity and what it really means to be a feminist. HereÔÇÖs an idea: next time youÔÇÖre at the pub on a lecture-free Wednesday afternoon, bring up the topic of feminism and watch everyone cringe. Feminism, much like racism or individualism, is a social ideology; and feminism like any other social ideology, … Continue reading The F-word

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Tinder and the Rise of Technosexuals

As Tinder and a spawn of similar dating apps rise to new heights of popularity, Ciara Gillespie takes a look at how this app has taken the world of love, sex and dating to new and controversial dimensions. Dating. Defined by Urban Dictionary as ÔÇ£The modern day battlefield of romance where hearts are won and broken; the not-so-quite version of chivalry and wooing; the progressed … Continue reading Tinder and the Rise of Technosexuals

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Back to School: Let us jog your memory as to why Cardiff could be the best place in the world.

So youÔÇÖve slogged your guts out through A-Levels, managed to miraculously survive results day and found yourself as a budding Cardiff University student. The world is your oyster; youÔÇÖre flown away from the nest and are ready for the time of your life. And while you are more than likely to be ecstatically excited, you may also be, quite frankly, shitting yourself. With those endless … Continue reading Back to School: Let us jog your memory as to why Cardiff could be the best place in the world.

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Funny Business

Laughing gas has become more than a drug, itÔÇÖs now a commodity that businesses are built upon. And despite pressure from local government and the police, business is booming. Jason Roberts investigates. For as long as humans have known about nitrous oxide, theyÔÇÖve used it as a recreational drug. Discovered in the late 18th century by Sir Joseph Priestley, the chemist Humphrey Davy attempted to … Continue reading Funny Business

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Now You See It, Now You Don’t

As the feature continues to disappear and reappear again, Aimee-Lee Abraham┬áwrestles the ÔÇÿBritish institutionÔÇÖ that is (or was!?) The SunÔÇÖs Page Three in a tale of boobs and news. Model: Drake Steel Photography: Sam Wild The Sun, the best selling newspaper in the UK, hasnÔÇÖt run a pair of naked breasts on its third page for a record twenty-six days. This is a significant period … Continue reading Now You See It, Now You Don’t

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Pop, Look, Listen, Learn.

AIMEE-LEE ABRAHAM┬áinvestigates the rise of nootropics (‘smart pills’) and the pressures that are influencing students to succumb to their dangerous charms We have reached a point in higher education where courses intended to creatively liberate and intellectually stimulate risk being reduced to exercises in relentless memory retention. Even the attainment of a glowing First will not necessarily suffice in the current economic climate, but we … Continue reading Pop, Look, Listen, Learn.

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Love Games

Exploring relationship issues at university with someone totally unqualified to do so. I┬áwill make absolutely no pretenses about my credentials as any sort of relationship expert, guru, czar or any other position of relative authority you care to choose. IÔÇÖm also aware that there are many people infinitely more capable of explaining the various vagaries and complexities surrounding romance, a fact that will remain true … Continue reading Love Games

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Picking up the Pieces

Are Britain’s Universities providing enough mental health support to students?┬áAs Cardiff Uni signs the Time to Change pledge, Michael OÔÇÖConnell-Davidson investigates.┬áA separate version of this post with annotations from the author, can be found on the Quench Medium page. Of all the problems facing our society, mental illness is perhaps the least understood. It is an inherently human problem, but not one that should be … Continue reading Picking up the Pieces

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Quench at the Cardiff Student Media Awards 2014: The Results

The 17th annual Cardiff Student Media Awards kicked off last weekend, celebrating the contributions of Cardiff Students to gair rhydd, Quench, CUTV and Xpress Radio. CSM has a long and illustrious history, and has been the springboard for a myriad of successful careers in media, publishing, marketing and public relations. The standard of entries this year was one of the highest it’s ever been, and … Continue reading Quench at the Cardiff Student Media Awards 2014: The Results

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My Frozen Face

Amelia Jones┬árelives her frightening experience of facial┬áparalysis, and reminds us that a smile goes a long way in ‘My Frozen Face’ I welcomed in the New Year excited to graduate and enthusiastic to enter the real world, but I faced an overwhelming sense of anxiety as looming deadlines and the mammoth task of my third year dissertation weighed heavy on my mind. The events that … Continue reading My Frozen Face

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